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quotation noun
⇨ reference (a quotation from Goethe) ⇨ valuation (a free quotation) reference noun reference ♦︎ mention ♦︎ quote ♦︎ quotation ♦︎ citation ♦︎ allusionThese are all words for sth that you say or write that mentions or repeats sb/sth else. 这些词均表示提到、谈及。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a quote / quotation / citation (taken) from sb / sth◆in a reference / an allusion to sb / sth◆a brief reference / mention / allusion◆the earliest reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to make no reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to be full of references / allusions to sth◆This quote / quotation / citation comes from...■ reference [countable, uncountable] something that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else; the act of mentioning sb/sth 说到（或写到）的事；提到；谈及◆In an obvious reference to the president, she talked of corruption in high places.她谈到高层人员的腐败问题，显然是在影射总统。◆She made no reference to her illness, but only to her future plans.她没有提及自己的病，只说了未来的打算。◆ (formal, written) With reference to your letter of 22 July...关于你7月22日的来信⋯ see also refer to sb/sth ⇨ mention verb ■ mention [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the act of mentioning sb/sth; sth that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else 提到；谈及；说到（或写到）的事◆He went white at the mention of her name.提到她的名字时他脸色煞白。◆We have several other products worthy of mention.我们有其他几种产品值得一提。◆The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.各家报纸对这场音乐会只字未提。 see also mention ⇨ mention verb NOTE 辨析 Reference or mention? Reference is usually countable; the uncountable form is mostly used in fixed expressions in formal writing. Mention is more often uncountable; the countable form can be slightly informal, as in the phrase get a mention. * reference通常作可数名词，不可数形式主要用于正式文章的固定用语中。mention较常作不可数名词，可数形式稍偏非正式，如短语get a mention。■ quote [countable] (informal) words or lines taken from a book or play or sth that sb has said, and repeated because they are interesting or useful 引文；引语◆This quote comes from a poem by Robert Browning.这句引语出自罗伯特•勃朗宁的一首诗。◆The article included quotes from detectives who worked on the case.文中引述了办理此案的侦探的话。■ quotation / /kwəʊˈteɪʃn; NAmE kwoʊˈteɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] (formal or written) words or lines taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because they are interesting or useful; the act of repeating a quotation 引文；引语；语录；引用◆The book began with a quotation from Goethe.这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。◆The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.作者旁征博引以证明自己的观点。NOTE 辨析 Quote or quotation?Both these words can refer to words taken from writing or formal speeches. 这两个词均可指从著作或正式演讲辞引用的话◆a quote / quotation from Shakespeare一条莎士比亚名言But only quote is used when repeating informal speech. 但引述非正式讲话仅用quote◆quotations from detectives who worked on the case see also quote ⇨ mention verb , quote ⇨ quote verb ■ citation /saɪˈteɪʃn/ / [countable, uncountable] (formal or written) a quotation from or reference to a book, piece or writing or author, especially in academic writing; the act of repeating a citation 引文；引语；（尤指学术著作中的）引述；引用◆The report contained several citations taken from her PhD thesis.该报告载有几处取自她的博士论文的引文。◆Space does not permit the citation of examples.篇幅有限，示例从略。 see also cite ⇨ mention , cite ⇨ quote ■ allusion / /əˈluːʒn/ / [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) something that is said or written that refers to another person or subject in an indirect way 间接提到的事；暗指；典故◆His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings.他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。◆Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.她的诗随处可见晦涩的文学典故。 see also allude to sb/sth ⇨ mention valuation noun valuation ♦︎ estimate ♦︎ quote ♦︎ quotation ♦︎ costingThese are all words for a judgement that is made about how much money sth is worth or will cost. 这些词均表示对价值的评估、估价。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an estimate / a quote / a quotation for a piece of work◆a high / low valuation / estimate / quote / quotation◆a detailed valuation / estimate / quote / quotation / costing◆a stock / market / share valuation / quote / quotation◆to give / provide / get / obtain / accept a valuation / an estimate / a quote / a quotation■ valuation [countable, uncountable] a professional judgement about how much sth is worth; its estimated value （专业的）估价；估定的价值；估值◆Surveyors carried out a valuation of the property.鉴定人员对这处房产作出了估价。◆methods of land valuation土地的估价方法◆Experts set a high valuation on the painting.专家对这幅画估价很高。 see also value ⇨ price verb ■ estimate [countable] a statement of how much a piece of work will probably cost 估计的成本；估价◆We got estimates for the repair work from three firms and accepted the lowest.我们收到三家公司对这项修复工程的估价，最后选取了其中报价最低者。 see also estimate ⇨ estimate verb ■ quote [countable] (informal, especially spoken) a statement of exactly how much a piece of work will cost 报价；估价◆Theirs was the lowest quote, so we went with them (= got them to do the work).他们的报价最低，所以我们让他们来做这项工作。▸ quote verb [transitive] ◆They quoted us £300 for installing a shower unit.他们向我们开价300英镑安装淋浴设备。■ quotation [countable] (rather formal) a quote 报价；估价◆You should always get a written quotation from builders before they start work.你应该每次都在建筑公司开工之前拿到他们的报价单。NOTE 辨析 Quote or quotation?These words have exactly the same meaning, but quote is more informal. In Business English both quote and quotation also mean 'a statement of the current value of goods or a company on the stock market'. 这两个词的含义完全相同，只是quote不太正式。在商务英语中quote和quotation还可表示“货物或公司目前在股市上的牌价”◆It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.这是第一个公开上市的足球俱乐部。 (informal) ◆Check stock quotes and email messages on your mobile phone.用手机查阅股价和电邮信息。Business journalism often uses quite informal language; business letters are more formal. 商务新闻经常使用较非正式的语言，商务信函则正式得多。 ■ costing [countable] (BrE) an estimate of how much sth such as a new service or product will probably cost （对新服务或新产品的）成本计算，成本估算◆Here is a detailed costing of our proposals.这是我们的方案的详细成本计算。◆You'd better do some costings.你最好作一些成本估算。 see also cost ⇨ price verb NOTE 辨析 Estimate or costing?An estimate is usually for a single piece of work. A costing or costings is/are for a service or product, including estimates of all the work involved. Estimate emphasizes the final figure; costing emphasizes the process of working out that figure. * estimate通常指对一项工作的成本估算，costing或costings则指对服务或产品的成本估算，包括对所有相关工作的估算。estimate强调最终的数字，costing则强调得出该数字的计算过程。 |